"Helium" - Helium Absorption and Emmission Spectra, 36x56 art, 40x60 frame, soft pastel, charcoal, and graphite on cotton rag, framed in a white all-wood frame under low reflective UltraVue glass

Spectra of the Elements in Soft Pastel

Image: "Helium" (while in progress, June 2026)

This is the light pattern displaying the element of Helium, discovered initially during studies of the stars with a spectrograph. The black bars yield a pattern of blocked light which allows us to determine the elements present in a distant star atmosphere. I hope to create art for numerous elements in this new series.